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    Adams used these traits for words‚ but Alexander Hamilton used these characteristics for war‚ documents‚ compatibility‚ and words. He was captain of the company of artillery in war. He was also the main author of The Federalist Papers. He was the leader of the Federalists which were compatible to England. He also convinced Washington to be neutral during the French Revolution. I believe Alexander Hamilton is worthy enough to be called The Founding Father. Alexander Hamilton

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    Alexander the Great was born in Pella to his parents‚ Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia. Growing up Alexander never got to see his father‚ he spent most of his time and days engaging in military campaigns. His father PHilip hired a tutor‚ Leonidas to teach Alexander math‚ archery‚ and horsemanship. He was an Ancient Greek king he took charge at the age of 18. After his father died he got the support from the Macedonian army. Alexander conquered Egypt and Persia as a king. His kingdom ranged

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    “Those without the capital get the punishment‚” as quoted from the article the Death of the Death Penalty by David Von Drehle. Highlighting the varying topics of the death penalty with various quotes and graphic illustrations to proclaim his visual of why the capital punishment era is ending. Drehle provided his opinion of the death penalty‚ “…as a form of punishment for those who commit capital murder‚ and I now believe that it should be abolished.” Hence‚ I can agree with Drehle’s proclamation

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    If "imitation is the sincerest flattery‚" then more than 250 years after his passing Alexander Pope deserves a spot in the ranks as one of the most flattered writers of all time. His works have been dissected of every phrase of possible significance and spilled onto page-a-day calendars and books of wit across the world. The beauty of his catchy maxims is that they are not only memorable‚ but attempt to convey his philosophy with perfect poetic ingenuity. Unfortunately‚ his well-achieved goals

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    Victimisation - Alexander McQueen Victimisation The contemporary designer whose design philosophy best reflects Evan’s analysis of McQueen’s representations on the theme of ‘Victimisation’ is the label Victor & Rolf. Victor & Rolf’s design philosophy is ‘originality and traditions‚ glamour‚ avant-garde‚ conceptual- couture’ (FashionTraveler.com‚ 2011:1). The Victor & Rolf collection I have chosen from is Autumn/Winter 2008/2009 in order to illustrate my views and compare to Alexander McQueen’s work

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    “And another thing!” Alexander yelled‚ loud enough for you to hear from outside of the cabinet meeting. He was debating against Thomas Jefferson about his plan to start a national bank by assuming state’s debt‚ and you knew if he put his mind‚ and spent a few nights with little sleep‚ he’d be able to convince Jefferson to go along with his ideas. Once your courter finished discussing something with George Washington‚ he walked out to greet you. “I swear‚” Alexander claimed‚ his expression turning

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    Aristotle published Metaphysics and Alexander the Great was not content with him doing so. Alexander believed that by publishing the book‚ Aristotle believed that he was uncovering all the secrets to the masses.  Alexander thought that knowing the secrets of metaphysical knowledge was what made him unique‚ and is should not have made its way to the light and everyone’s acknowledgement.   Based on the reading of “The Metaphysics‚” I believe Alexander the Great was upset at the fact that Aristotle

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    Katherine Alexander Although there are several amazing people that came from Arkansas one of my favorites is Katherine Alexander. Katherine Alexander is my favorite actress from Arkansas because she worked constantly doing what she loved. Katherine was born September 22‚ 1898‚ at Fort Smith‚ Arkansas‚ she was one eighth Cherokee Indian. Her mother’s name was Sophronia she was part Cherokee. Her father was Josiah Alexander‚ he farmed land near by in the indian territory while living with his family

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    The play “Faust” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe contains a number of aspects that institute a sense of duality is respect to what is good‚ and what is evil. With that in mind‚ the character Faust is frequently criticized as to whether his true nature is that of a hero‚ or that of a villain. However‚ over the course of his journey‚ it appears that he has the qualities of each. Faust’s dissatisfaction with life—and his skeptical view on the concept of God—bring into question whether he is a man of morality

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    After the Revolutionary War‚ the United States was left with a $52 million dollar national debt as well as a $25 million dollar debt from the individual states. Alexander Hamilton developed a financial plan to re establish the credit of the US by providing for the payment of the nation’s debts. Hamilton established the credit of the United States by paying off the national debt. One way he did this was by exchanging old war bonds for new Federal Reserve bonds. In the eyes of other countries‚ this

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